{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-47","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 5-5-47","heading":"Right to give supersedeas bond for bailable offense upon filing of new trial motion; assessment and approval of bond.","body":"(a) It shall be the right of any person convicted of a crime which is bailable under the law, and in which case a motion for a new trial has been filed as provided by law, to give a supersedeas bond immediately upon the filing of the motion for new trial without having to wait for the filing of a notice of appeal.\n(b) The judge of the court having jurisdiction of the case, immediately upon the approval and filing of a motion for new trial therein, shall assess the amount of the bond, which shall be approved in the manner provided by law.\n(c) The provisions of Code Section 5-6-45, relating to supersedeas and supersedeas bonds when a notice of appeal is filed, shall apply equally to cases when a motion for a new trial is filed.","path":["TITLE 5 Appeal And Error","CHAPTER 5 New Trial","Article 3 Procedure"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.05.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c911cf58be32175ebabc6a561145aa0bb6e0c2f421543cc93429f6d18f020dbf","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-46","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-48"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}